Germany too powerful for Brazil in Canada 2015 tune-up - WOMENS'S FOOTBALL
Silvia Neid admitted she had fallen in love with her Germany team after romping to a 4-0 friendly win over Brazil in a pre-FIFA Women's World Cup™ friendly on Wednesday.
After the historic 7-1 thrashing Germany's men's team posted over Brazil in last year's FIFA World Cup™ semi-finals, the German women matched their male counterparts by again putting the south Americans to the sword. Striker Celia Sasic converted an early penalty, midfielders Simone Laudehr, Melanie Leupolz and Dzenifer Marozsan all netted in the rout in Fuerth, two months before the Women's World Cup starts in Canada.
"I am already pretty much in love with my team. What we planned, they perfectly implemented," said Neid, who coached Germany to the China PR 2007 title and will step down in 2016.
Germany's women, who top the FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking, have one final warm-up game against Switzerland on 18 May before they fly to Canada when the Women's World Cup starts on 6 June.
The Germans are targeting a third Women's World Cup title in Canada having been knocked out by eventual winners Japan in the quarter-finals of the 2011 finals on home soil. Germany face Thailand, Côte d'Ivoire and Norway in Group B, while Brazil will take on Spain, Korea Republic and Costa Rica in Group E.